RMweb Premium melmerby Posted February 25, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 25, 2021 Plenty of stored motive power around at the moment. It's not unusual to see a line of 28 locos moving on block presumanly to be laid up until business improves. Most apart from the front and tail loco(s) have the exhaust capped. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEOEng03 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 I am only just getting into the history of North American railroads, but like you say, the history is quite fascinating and the shear scale of everything is just mind blowing as well. I have seen pictures of Class 66's being pulled on flat wagons to their new homes! Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEOEng03 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, melmerby said: Plenty of stored motive power around at the moment. It's not unusual to see a line of 28 locos moving on block presumanly to be laid up until business improves. Most apart from the front and tail loco(s) have the exhaust capped. What i found quite interesting was that CSX had chosen to warm store the new celebrity ET44 trio, only recently allowing them a brief run. I know that they are storing and retiring all manner of locomotives, but to acquire and store new traction has always baffled me (i know all operators do this to some extent based on volume and flows that need it). It's amazing how some classes take off better than others as well. Cheers Edited February 25, 2021 by GEOEng03 submitted too early - finished what I was saying! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted March 30, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 30, 2021 How to loose a VR camera: So much for securely tying down tarps. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Yep, that's why you never turn your back on a moving train. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted May 14, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 14, 2021 A new location with two cameras has been added It's at Roanoke VA at the Virginia Museum of Transportation. PTZ cam Static Cam: You can supplement these two with another (Not VRF) camera on the Hotel Roanoke a short distance away: 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted May 17, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 17, 2021 (edited) Hot on the heels of Roanoke is another new location: Fostoria OH This is known as the "Iron Triangle" as three lines cross in a triangular fashion: PTZ : Static: This is intersting location as Railstream already have a pair of cameras there PTZ: https://railstream.net/live-cameras/item/fostoria-oh-ptz-guest Static: https://railstream.net/live-cameras/item/fostoria-oh-east-guest Edited May 17, 2021 by melmerby 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted May 25, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 25, 2021 Look out for Norfolk & Western 611 On the move to Strasburg: It's making a return visit, arriving Wednesday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 boom! Big Sandy Tx, a short while ago 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted May 28, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 28, 2021 Another new site has been added to the roster. The new one added on the 27th is in Oklahoma on the building of the local model railroad club Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Marsbar Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 On 14/05/2021 at 16:46, melmerby said: You can supplement these two with another (Not VRF) camera on the Hotel Roanoke a short distance away: The Hotel Roanoke one is a very good camera to watch after dark as the whole area is well lit. unlike several other online railcams. There are several local freight services in the early hours and the mornings that still use cabooses for propelling movements as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted July 8, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 8, 2021 What happens when the ants want a home: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Marsbar Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Progress Rail exports - 4 NG for Indonesia and 1 BG for Bangladesh past the Roanoke Cam yesterday...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovemymodelling Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 No trains through La Plata due to a derailment at Marceline , the train in the cam now has been there 14 hours and Amtrak 4 is in Kansas City Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted July 9, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 9, 2021 (edited) On 09/07/2021 at 05:15, Johann Marsbar said: Progress Rail exports - 4 NG for Indonesia and 1 BG for Bangladesh past the Roanoke Cam yesterday...... And some locos at the other end of life. 25 x 94/95xx series SD70MAC off to the giant engineyard in the sky: Edited July 10, 2021 by melmerby 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted August 10, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 10, 2021 Big Boy at Santa Fe (on freight!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdvle Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Not really on freight - the freight cars are there for braking purposes given it isn't pulling it's usual load of coaches. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted August 15, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 15, 2021 (edited) More Big Boy on VRF, this time at Fort Worth: This time with a full compliment of coaches Edited August 15, 2021 by melmerby 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 On 11/08/2021 at 19:26, mdvle said: Not really on freight - the freight cars are there for braking purposes given it isn't pulling it's usual load of coaches. Can't it stop itself? ☺ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bimble Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 8 hours ago, Dr Gerbil-Fritters said: Can't it stop itself? ☺ Sure, but as it's designed to haul +3000 ton trains at 60mph up hills a few extra wagons to help braking aren't that much of a difficulty for it, and every little helps Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted August 16, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 16, 2021 31 minutes ago, bimble said: Sure, but as it's designed to haul +3000 ton trains at 60mph up hills a few extra wagons to help braking aren't that much of a difficulty for it, and every little helps It's already got a 180 ton diesel, two auxillary tenders and it's support coaches. How much more does it need? I wouldn't have thought 7 empty hoppers would make a lot of difference. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bimble Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 16 minutes ago, melmerby said: It's already got a 180 ton diesel, two auxillary tenders and it's support coaches. How much more does it need? I wouldn't have thought 7 empty hoppers would make a lot of difference. It's an official UP loco, they may well have tagged them on as they needed moving... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 2 hours ago, bimble said: It's an official UP loco, they may well have tagged them on as they needed moving... Perhaps they should tag on a proper train, like they did with the Challenger and the stack train... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdvle Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 2 hours ago, melmerby said: It's already got a 180 ton diesel, two auxillary tenders and it's support coaches. How much more does it need? I wouldn't have thought 7 empty hoppers would make a lot of difference. Certainly not an expert on this, but this is what I have read and found. Locos are very bad at braking(*), and as such loco only movements have restricted speed limits that reflect their inability to stop effectively. Thus rarely will railroads run locos on their own - can't find the picture at the moment but VIA sent a loco out to pick up a disabled coach that had been set out and the loco took 2 or 3 coaches with it to have sufficient braking ability that it could travel at line speed. As for Big Boy, when they were moving it for restoration the train movement had ten hoppers in addition to the diesel to have sufficient braking power - remembering that Big Boy weighs in at 450 tons https://www.trains.com/trn/train-basics/ask-trains/big-boy-braking-power/ So, the diesel can be eliminated as it's weight means it doesn't have sufficient stopping power to help and actually likely makes things worse. The support coaches, auxillary tender, and caboose don't come up to 10 in this movement, so it would appear the hoppers are needed. Now perhaps add in this - a comment on this website indicates steam locos don't use the brakes on the loco at all, just the brakes on the rest of the train. https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/topic/union-pacific-steam-shop-update?page=3 *- the exception is dynamic braking, but that doesn't help in an emergency - but that is why 4015 is in the consist to provide dynamic brakes going downhill through the Rockies or any other steeper grades. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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